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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $400.00| Rating: 9

Pros:

excellent image quality, EX build

Cons:

slow and noisy focus

Excellent image quality, EX build, true macro lens, not expensive.

The only minus is slow and noisy motor.

wesfoto

Registered: June 2008Posts: 5

Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro review by wesfoto

Review Date: 11/20/2008

Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: $150.00| Rating: 7

Pros:

small, light, sharp focus

Cons:

noisy AF, the CA is as bad as tested

As a macro lens that works on my full frame Sony a900, this is a good lens at a good price. Just be aware that the focus motor is quite loud (I was trying to use it in a public library) and as noted in the review, there is quite a bit of CA.

lextalionis

Registered: October 2007Posts: 82

Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro review by lextalionis

Review Date: 2/7/2008

Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $270.00| Rating: 9

Pros:

Sharp, good beginner macro and portrait lens.

Cons:

Trombones outward a good bit and AF is slow.

Honestly I wish I had known about this lens when I got started into macro. I could have saved $250 and would probably still have it in my bag after buying a 100mm f/2.8 macro.

Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $250.00| Rating: 9

Pros:

price-quality

Cons:

none

A very good entrance in the macro-world...
I own the older and better version (in construccion - a lot of metal), the Sigma Ex 50mm 2.8.
The price is very nice and as well its sharp and very contrasty, good colours and bokeh - no weakness at all... And the portraits - nice job... who needs a 50mm - prime?
For macro-beginners the best lens - highly recommended!

katzer

Registered: April 2007Posts: 4

Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro review by katzer

Review Date: 4/28/2007

Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 10

Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $313.00| Rating: 9

Pros:

Resolution,distortions,vignetting,Low CAs,

Cons:

No HSM

This is an excellent lens. Very high resolution from F:2,8 even at borders .Distortions are extremely low ( no visible ).Vignetting is very low too. Chromatic aberrations are very low. The bokeh could be better. The Construction quality is very good. AF speed is OK.

gadgetguy

Registered: May 2006Posts: 62

Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro review by gadgetguy

Review Date: 11/15/2006

Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9

Pros:

sharp, sharp, sharp. 1:1 macro.

Cons:

slow autofocus

Solidly constructed and well worth every $. Autofocus is practically useless when shooting macro so be ready to focus manually (which is probably what you'll want to be doing anyway).

Perfect for product or still life macros, but may not be close enough for bugs and the like.

Bomple

Registered: December 2005Posts: 1

Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro review by Bomple

Review Date: 12/11/2005

Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $270.00| Rating: 8

Pros:

Excellent sharpness, nice bokeh

Cons:

Front lens extends quite far on closest focusing distance

I used this lens on a D70.

Pro:
* Good optical performance
* Good build quality
* Not expensive

Cons:
* Front element extends quite far, working distance from closest focusing point to front element is about 4cm.
* Autofocus is slow (not that important though)

Conclusion:
Very good for macro shots of objects that don't run away. Good for portraits too. Unusable for shooting insects.